Interview with Joy Bimal Roy: Remembering Bimal Roy -Mumbai, India

The Jio MAMI with Star 2016 Film Festival, Mumbai was a thunderous success with a mega lineup of film screenings, premieres, panel discussions, forums, workshops and Movie Mela.

Among them was a fantastic tribute to the Legendary Director Bimal Roy whose contribution to the world of cinema has been of tremendous magnitude. After the session where Joy Bimal Roy, Jaya Bachchan, Apurva Asrani, Nasreen Munni
Kabir, Namrata Joshi were in conversation with Rauf Ahmed, Entertainment Today Guest reporter Kalpana Pandit had the honor of briefly speaking with Joy Bimal Roy, son of Bimal Roy, about his memories. We proudly share with our audiences this exclusive interview where he reminisces about the filming of one of the greatest films ” Sujata”.

Kalpana Pandit is an actor/ independent movie producer/ entrepreneur and also a board certified doctor in the United States. She has been a travelling Emergency Room Physician practicing part time in small towns across the United States while she is pursuing her passion of being a part of great movies.
Her passion for creativity led her to establish her own production banner " House of Pandit" in 2010 which has since produced a multiple award winning HIV/AIDS awareness film "Jo Jo Laali" and a full fledged Bollywood feature film " Janleva 555" both with medical awareness messages. Jo Jo Laali has won Kalpana two " Best Actress" awards in Indian Film Festivals and a total of 13 awards for the film itself .
Kalpana has acted in numerous Bollywood movies , notably " Gajagamini", " Moksha" and " Love Khichdi ".
She has travelled far and wide in the capacity of "Guest of Honor" and part of the Jury of various cultural events across America.
Currently, her next home production movie of " House of Pandit" Sulige Sikkidaaga " Be fluid as water" which contains the very imperative message of Womens Empowerment and Epilepsy awareness is receiving tremendous applause in film festivals and has already won four awards in International Film Festivals
Pandit hopes to continue to make timeless classics on celluloid which entertain the audience across generations with their great stories and also carry excellent messages of awareness for the people.